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• Warren Ellis: “Read Comics. All comics. And then cut them open…”

  By John Freeman on 20 July 2015

  

  Comic creator Warren Ellis – author of Trees, Injection, Ministry of Space and whose fanzines I bought back in the 1980s when we met at the Westminster Comic Mart days, publishes an entertaining weekly newsletter, Orbital Operations (subscribe here), covering all… Read More ›

• Remembered Reading: Dr Mel Gibson’s new study of Girls Comics released

  By John Freeman on 20 July 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Remembered Reading, a reader’s history exploring the forgotten genre of British girls’ comics by Dr Mel Gibson, has just been published by Leuven Univeristy Press. Girls’ comics were a major genre from the 1950s onwards in Britain. The most popular titles sold between… Read More ›

• Proposed New US Copyright Act threatens creator rights worldwide

  By John Freeman on 20 July 2015

  

    (Updated 21st July, added comment by artist Tim Perkins): Proposed changes to US copyright law, effectively re-inventing the failed “Orphan Works” act put forward seven years ago, have come under attack from a huge number of artists and writers,… Read More ›

• Peter Pan: Six Questions for Stephen White On His Adaptation Of JM Barrie’s Classic

  By Jeremy Briggs on 20 July 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Artist Stephen White, who works under the pen-name Stref, has just had his graphic novel adaptation of Peter Pan, JM Barrie’s 1904 play and 1911 novel, released by Birlinn Books. This is, remarkably, the first official graphic novel of one… Read More ›

• Peter Pan The Graphic Novel Events

  By Jeremy Briggs on 19 July 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  Edinburgh publisher Birlinn books have just released Stephen White’s new graphic novel of JM Barrie’s Peter Pan. This 96-page softcover book is based on Barrie’s original novel and play, adapted and illustrated by Stephen (also known as Stref) and coloured… Read More ›

• The Awesome Comics Podcast – Episode 3 with Marc Laming

  By Antony Esmond on 19 July 2015

  

  Flying into your eardrums this upcoming week it’s time for the third episode of The Awesome Comics Podcast. This Monday, joining Vince Hunt (The Red Mask From Mars), Dan Butcher (Vanguard Comic) and Tony Esmond (the grumpy one and contributor… Read More ›

• New International Journal of Comic Art out now

  By John Freeman on 19 July 2015

  

     The latest edition of the International Journal of Comic Art is out now, the premier academic journal devoted to all aspects of cartooning and comics. Edited by John Lent, the whopping 675 page tome features Visual Language: Neil Cohn… Read More ›

• In Review: Bajo Mano: Issue 1 – Thief

  By Antony Esmond on 19 July 2015

  

  Written and drawn by Talulah Burtram ‘Bajo-Mano’ “Ba-Ho Mah-No” – Spanish for Underhand The Story: Bajo Mano is a series about the members of a small town police squad, as they work through cases, romances and uncover hidden secrets. Kurt… Read More ›

• In Review: Walks with Lulu

  By Antony Esmond on 18 July 2015

  

    Created by Elizabeth Querstret 24 full colour pages – A5 size Me, yes me, I’d like to go on a walk with Lulu. Maybe she could tell me about her days with Take That? Maybe tell me some stories… Read More ›

• Crucible: The Quest Episode 38 – Can Beloc Save the Day?

  By John Freeman on 17 July 2015

  

  Will Beloc save the day? Or will fear consume him? (Or, rather, the Chrell…). Crucible is an ongoing creator-owned strip which started in STRIP: The Adventures Comics Magazine, created by myself and 2000AD artist Smuzz (perhaps best known for his work on ABC Warriors) and lettered by… Read More ›

• Lancaster Comics Day Returns in May 2016

  By John Freeman on 17 July 2015

  The second Lancaster Comics Day, organised by The Friends of Lancaster Library, will take place on Sunday 8th May 2016. The first Lancaster Comics Day, organised by The Friends of Lancaster Library, took place last month and proved a tremendous success, raising £800 for the Library, which… Read More ›

• British Comic Shop Releases (15th July 2015) – Damocles, Ring of Roses and Captain Britain, too

  By John Freeman on 17 July 2015

  

  Here’s  this week’s (belated) list of comics on sale now in comic shops across the UK. As usual, our list highlights the work of British creators and publishers. Three Cinebook titles hit comic shops this week, including the latest Lucky Luke… Read More ›

• Last chance to vote in the David Gemmell Awards

  By John Freeman on 16 July 2015

  

  Voting for the David Gemmell Awards for Fantasy closes tomorrow at midnight on Friday 17th July 2015. Now in their seventh year, the awards, open to readers’ votes, recognise and promote writers and artists in the fantasy field. The organisers… Read More ›

• Breaking Surface: An Interview with Jay Gunn, creator of “Surface Tension”

  By John Freeman on 16 July 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  “Surface Tension” is Jay Gunn’s first foray into the world of comics and we’re delighted he was up to talk to downthetubes about it

• Mind Probes At The Ready! Presenters Revealed for Lakes International Comic Art Festival

  By John Freeman on 16 July 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  The presenters selected to wield the mind probes at year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival (Saturday 17th – Sunday 18th October 2015) have been announced, and include some top names in the world of British comics journalism and academia, including… Read More ›

• Greenwich “War Artists at Sea” exhibition includes work of Eagle’s “PC49” artist, John Worsley

  By John Freeman on 15 July 2015

  

  Showcasing the very best of Royal Museums Greenwich’s collection of First and Second World War art, “War Artists at Sea” is a programme of displays in the Queen’s House includes visually arresting and moving portraits, battle scenes, and depictions of everyday life during conflict, which… Read More ›

• BBC4 celebrates Pop Art in August

  By John Freeman on 15 July 2015

  

  This August, BBC Four leads a week-long celebration of Pop Art, with programmes across BBC Four, Radio and Online – and award-winning London-based comics artist and illustrator John Riordan has provided the promotional comic strip to mark the event. John, who likes… Read More ›

• “Alice in Cartoonland” exhibition opens at London’s Cartoon Museum

  By John Freeman on 15 July 2015

  

  London’s Cartoon Museum‘s latest exhibition Alice in Cartoonland opens today, celebrating Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s many misadventures at the hands of cartoonists, caricaturists and satirists, animators and graphic artists through 150 years of parodies and pastiches, jibes, jokes and gags aimed… Read More ›

• Dan Abnett writing new Teen Titans “Convergence” follow up title

  By John Freeman on 15 July 2015

  

  US publisher DC Comics has announced three new comics spinning out of their ‘Convergence’ event this summer – and one, Titans Hunt, is written by Dan Abnett, with art by Paulo Siqueira. “Sometimes you’re working on something exciting you can’t talk… Read More ›

• Know Your Enemy: Commando marks two 75th British military anniversaries

  By John Freeman on 15 July 2015

  

  Here’s the intel on the new issues of DC Thomson’s long-running Commando (Issues 4827-4830) on sale tomorrow, 16th July 2015 in all good newsagents and via various digital platforms. Three of the four issues celebrate a couple of important British… Read More ›

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